CBS cuts away from MVC title thriller

CBS decided the final 3:50 of Arch Madness didn’t quality as broadcast-worthy March Madness.

At the under-four timeout of Sunday’s championship game between top-seeded Creighton and No. 2 Wichita State, CBS pulled the plug on that broadcast in select markets — Evansville included — to ensure Indiana’s regular-season game at Michigan aired in full.

Creighton, then leading by eight points, saw that deficit narrowed to one with 21 seconds to play. Wichita State eventually had a 3-pointer rattle off at the buzzer of a 68-65 Bluejays win.

At least in markets where the Missouri Valley footprint overlaps with the Big Ten, news of Creighton’s Arch Madness victory came via CBS’ bottom line and a brief mention from Jim Nantz.

Disrespectful, rude and a bit unprecedented? Most on Twitter thought so.

Disgraceful on CBS to pull plug on last 3 minutes of MVC title game. #archmadness